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There were 3,665 white students enrolled in Jefferson Davis Parish schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.8% less than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Data showed that Jefferson Davis Parish welcomed 5,381 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 68.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 12 schools in Jefferson Davis Parish, Hathaway High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 523 students.

The majority of Louisiana students were either white (48%) or Black (37%) in the 2021-22 school year.

In 2022, there was roughly one teacher for every 18 students compared to the national average of one teacher for 16 students. Teachers handling a higher number of students was found to have negative consequences for students’ school performance.

School name	% of White students enrollment	Enrollment of White Students
Hathaway High School	88%	523
Lake Arthur Elementary School	82.2%	379
Lacassine High School	80.4%	506
Lake Arthur High School	77.4%	285
Welsh High School	74.2%	196
Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School	74.2%	144
Welsh Elementary School	74%	359
Jennings High School	60%	484
Fenton Elementary School	58.9%	56
Jennings Elementary School	52.1%	521
Elton Elementary School	47.1%	112
Elton High School	40.5%	100